{"id":12962,"date":"2026-04-28T15:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/?p=12962"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:01:23","slug":"queerart-prize-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/en\/events\/queerart-prize-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Queer Art Prize 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row section_type=&#8221;container-width&#8221; padding_top_multiplier=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom_multiplier=&#8221;4x&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; column_sticky=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_sticky_offset=&#8221;150&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\">\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-image-item\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"grve-image-wrapper grve-no-effect\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grve-thumbnail-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 2117px;\"><div class=\"grve-thumbnail\"  style=\"padding-top: 141.379%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2117\" height=\"2993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plakat_Qwien_QAP26-pdf.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plakat_Qwien_QAP26-pdf.jpg 1x,https:\/\/www.qwien.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plakat_Qwien_QAP26-pdf.jpg 2x\" data-column-space=\"auto\" data-lazyload=\"\" data-grve-filter=\"yes\" \/><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n[vc_copyright prefix=&#8221;&#8221; postfix=&#8221;Anan Fuchs&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-inherit grve-h3\"><span>Queer Art Prize 2026<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Qwien is presenting the 9 nominated artists of the Queer Art Prize 2026 supported by Almdudler and Radatz as part of the festival &#8220;Synergien der Solidarit\u00e4t&#8221; (Synergies of Solidarity), bringing greater visibility to queer art and the queer community in Vienna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">&#8220;Synergien der Solidarit\u00e4t&#8221; (Synergies of Solidarity) is a queer art and community festival running from 20 May to 5 September 2026, with a trans-institutional approach, organised by the non-profit association Queer Art Spaces Vienna (QASV). The festival comprises 4 exhibitions at Kunsthalle Exnergasse (9th district), Schlumberger Art Floor (19th district), Qwien (5th district), and (+) Verein plus (11th district), as well as additional collaboration events. Its aim is to make queer art and culture visible across Vienna, to open spaces for dialogue beyond the mainstream, and to strengthen lasting connections within Vienna&#8217;s art and cultural landscape. 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